Good Management is about accountability and being able to execute, coordinate and implement programs and policies to ensure that the organization runs smoothly. Also it entails one to constantly be aware of the facts and to have the knowledge and ability to follow-up on all matters pertaining to the organization. In any organization good management calls for continuous due diligence and clear communication that is rooted within each task at hand and providing the tools and resources necessary to help move forward people needs, mission and objectives. However, these functions can become very challenging at times, especially when one has to deal with some unions, and administrations over time. Thus, politics become the absolute determining factor as one tries to perform their roles as a manager in the field of the public sector. Rainey chapter 14, states that, “Criticism of government and its components, such as government officials, organizations, and employees, is a thriving industry in the United States.”(p.450) This is true, because the United States being a capitalist country and for which it stands have also created a far different system of government compared to other countries around the world. Moreover, with various components and interconnecting roles of forming various policies when it comes to managing, controlling, making preparations, and directing an organization 's resources to achieve a meaningful purpose for these organization can become challenging if
The management of an organization plays an integral part in determining the direction and performance of the organization. The manner in which the management of an organization is handled has a profound effect on the organization. The success of an organization is dependent upon a flexible and skilled management and workforce. The management of an organization is responsible for shaping up the organizational behavior and ultimately the culture within the organization. Public management faces a multiple of challenges and opportunities, how the management deals with these issues translates to efficiency in management. The personal judgments and skills of public managers can make a significant impact in public management. If
Each business and organization has their own way on how the operate as well as how they organize within their organization. Different organizations have different operations, responsibilities as well as services that they provide. When organizations are operating they have certain plans, policies, and rules to develop and follow in order to have efficient strategies. When a new project is put into effect, the strategies will then need to be put into effect. When organizations such as Target implements the organizing functions of management, Target will need to use many different resources in order to aid their organization.
In their organizing tasks they have to build a structure of working relationships between all of the members in the organization, that best allows them to work together and attain goals.
Elective authorities are naturally involved in all kinds of political interactions, and their ability to predict, manage and regulate conflicts can be a key to success. Politics is an integral part of the government, thus, ability to embrace the political style of leadership can help the public manager to be successful. These includes the capacity to build relationships with the major stakeholders, pursue policy objectives and interest, persuade opponents and negotiate the best deal.
Given the crucial role that government plays in society, public administrative values should begin with a deep commitment to these concepts. In keeping with the tenets of democratic theory, Public Administrators are presumed to share the values of the larger society and, at the same time, have an individually developed and deeply rooted commitment to the concepts of representative government. In the public sector, responsible public administration embraces and promotes ethical behavior and practices in the workplace. Since people are impacted by internal and external factors, there is also the potential for Public Administrators to be influenced to participate in or adopt behaviors that cause them
Public Administration is a fairly new concept in comparison to other disciplines. It is a combination of at least 10 different humanities, and has become an important staple within federal, state and local governments/organizations. The Columbia and Challenger tragedies that befell the NASA space program allow for a great opportunity to apply Public Administration concepts to the real world. There were many issues that surrounded each accident and it’s not possible to place a definitive blame on anyone. It’s important to recognize the various theories within Public Administration that help explain the way an organization is run. The theory that organizations should ignore their constituency as well as abstain from voicing their concerns with those in politics undermines the idea of democracy and allows for these agencies to neglect their purpose as a societal vanguard.
Public managers in their roles as both “creatures and creators” (Hill and Lynn, 2014:279) regularly encounter a variety of situations where politics and power influence
Management is like the art of science, a group of people making others more effective than they would have been without them (Reh, 2016). These group of people are responsible for guiding and coordinating the efforts of others, which in the end should be able to control and eliminate corruption that maybe within their department or organization before the situation is worsen.
On a macro level, public administration and business management are similar in their overall functions. “At the broadest level, some organizational theorists contend that administration is administration whatever its setting, and that the problems of organizing people, leading them and supplying them with resources to do their jobs are always the same (Kettl, 2012, p. 38).” In his paper, “Public and Private Management: Are They Fundamentally Alike in All Unimportant Respects?,” Graham T. Allison explains that in comparing public and administration and business management, “it is possible to identify a set of general management functions (Allison, 2012, p. 4).” Regardless of their end goal, each administration must form strategies by setting goals, priorities and creating procedures. Public and private organizations must manage internal components by organizing staff, defining job responsibilities, hiring and managing personnel and creating budgets. Furthermore, they must manage external constituencies such as other agencies, the press and public (Allison, 2012, p. 5). His observations stem from Wallace Sayre’s famous words, “public and private management are fundamentally alike in all unimportant respects (DiIlulio, 1993).”
The issue of political involvement for Bureaucratic Administrators lies with the pressure of remaining neutral in their goals, agendas and passions. Many people that there is a distinct line drawn for these administrators to keep politics out of their work. Although, neutrality must be upheld as the administrators work to meet their outlined goals, those goals can only be met through some type of political involvement. The chapter by Milakovich outlines the overarching purpose for public administration to bridge the gap between action and government. This connection is best displayed in the ever-changing role that public administration has played in United States history. When discussing the seven principles for public administration, “Gulick
Politics/administration dichotomy- when viewing this opposition, it should be seen as politicians writing and making rules while bureaucrats implement and put in place the policies and programs for the public to utilize. Administration and politics are seen as two separate components where they should not interface with one another. Even with them being a separate field of study, they have no choice but to integrate. As Woodrow Wilson looked at how politics and administration were forming, he felt the importance of government employees conduct themselves in a professional business manner while ensuring their accountability of providing proper services to the people and not partake in political philosophies. Politics are aligned with elected officials who write and pass the policies to be implemented by government agencies which are then applied by civil servants. By achieving this responsibility, public sector employees are required to embrace the values and principles to ensure efficiency, legitimacy, and
Ambitions reform agendas have failed due to poorly articulated mission, value, and impact (Lavigna, 2014) that prevent the stakeholders (workforce) from seeing the bigger picture. This poses an additional challenge that is unique to the public sector. Another aspect that inhibits change in the public sector is the imbalance between authority and responsibility among government officials. As a result public managers are burdened with immense responsibilities but very little authority to initiate and sustain organizational
Understanding of organizations’ political systems is absolutely essential for leadership to maneuver the company towards the goals. Internally grown managers will have an advantage of knowledge of general political conditions prevailing in the company (different coalitions and centers of influence which can create buy in or create road blocks). Managers from outside must put efforts to learn and understand the existing organizational politics through keen observation and focused interaction with different groups of people. Some of the indicators available for leaders to assess political climate is general job satisfaction levels, responsiveness to innovative ideas, and efficacy of decision making machinery and speed of implementation of decisions. Understanding is the key for managers to exploit and smother organizational politics and also to enhance their own managerial credibility.
Managers are political actors in the organization, and they try to control and influence the organization through internal political actions.